• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2023

Purpose: Odontomas represent a common clinical entity among odontogenic tumors, but are not well-addressed in the Vietnamese population. The present study aimed to determine the clinical and preclinical characteristics of odontomas and associated factors in the Vietnamese population. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study retrieved data from histopathological diagnoses from 2 central hospitals of Odonto-Stomatology in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam during 2004-2017. The odontomas were classified as complex (CxOD) or compound (CpOD) subtypes. The epidemiological, clinical, and radiological characteristics of the odontomas, stratified by subtype and sex, were obtained and analyzed. Results: Ninety cases, consisting of 46 CxODs and 44 CpODs, were included. The average age of patients was 32.4 (±20.2) years. The patients with CxOD were older than those with CpOD (P<0.05). Clinically, 67% of patients showed an intraoral bone expansion. Approximately 60% of patients with CxOD exhibited a painful symptom, about 3-fold more than those with CpOD (P<0.05), whereas almost all patients with CpOD exhibited perturbations of dentition, unlike those with CxOD (P<0.05). Radiologically, CxOD was characterized by a larger dimension than CpOD in both sexes (P<0.05), and CpOD induced complications in adjacent teeth more often than CxOD (P<0.05). The development of odontoma with advancing age differed significantly in odontoma subtypes related to their pathological origins, and between the sexes, resulting from different physiological states. Conclusion: The findings of this study highlight the value of clinical and radiological features of odontomas and their associated factors for the early diagnosis and adequate treatment of younger patients.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2024

Purpose: Preoperative identification of the intraosseous posterior superior alveolar artery (PSAA) is critical when planning sinus surgery. This study was conducted to determine the distance between the cementoenamel junction and the PSAA, as well as to identify factors influencing the detection of the PSAA on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods: In total, 254 CBCT scans of maxillary sinuses, acquired with 2 different scanners, were examined to identify the PSAA. The distance from the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) to the PSAA was recorded at each maxillary posterior tooth position. Binomial logistic regression and multiple linear regression were employed to evaluate the effects of scanner type, CBCT parameters, sex, and age on PSAA detection and CEJ-PSAA distance, respectively. P-values less than 0.05 were considered to indicate statistical significance. Results: The mean CEJ-PSAA distances at the second molar, first molar, second premolar, and first premolar positions were 17.0±4.0 mm, 21.8±4.1 mm, 19.5±4.7 mm, and 19.9±4.9 mm for scanner 1, respectively, and 17.3±3.5 mm, 16.9±4.3 mm, 18.5±4.1 mm, and 18.4±4.3 mm for scanner 2. No independent variable significantly influenced PSAA detection. However, tooth position (b=-0.67, P<0.05) and scanner type (b=-1.3, P<0.05) were significant predictors of CEJ-PSAA distance. Conclusion: CBCT-based estimates of CEJ-PSAA distance were comparable to those obtained in previous studies involving cadavers, CT, and CBCT. The type of CBCT scanner may slightly influence this measurement. No independent variable significantly impacted PSAA detection.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.186-196
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• 2010

Introduction: The first aim of this study was to isolate the dental tissue-derived stem cells from the dental follicle (DF), dental pulp (DP), and root apical papilla (RAP) of the extracted wisdom teeth. Second was to evaluate their characterization with the expressions of transcription factors and cell surface markers. Finally, their ability of the in vitro multi-lineage differentiations into osteogenic and adipogenic cells were compared, respectively. Materials and Methods: Dental tissues, including dental follicle, dental pulp, and root apical papilla, were separated in the extracted wisdom teeth. These three dental tissues were cultured in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) with supplements, respectively. After passage 3, the homogeneous shaped dental tissue-derived cells were analyzed the expression of transcription factors (Oct-4, Nanog and Sox-2) and cell surface markers (CD44, CD90 and CD105) with reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis. In order to evaluate in vitro multi-lineage differentiations, the culture media were changed to the osteogenic and adipogenic induction mediums when the dental tissue-derived cells reached to passage 3. The characteristics of these three dental tissue-derived cells were compared with immunohistochemistry. Results: During primary culture, heterogenous and colony formatted dental tissue-derived cells were observed in the culture plates. After passage 2 or 3, homogenous spindle-like cells were observed in all culture plates. Transcription factors and mesenchymal stem cell markers were positively observed in all three types of dental tissue-derived cells. However, the quantity of expressed transcription factors was most large in RAP-derived cells. In all three types of dental tissue-derived cells, osteogenic and adipogenic differentiations were observed after treatment of specific induction media. In vitro adipogenic differentiation was similar among these three types of cells. In vitro osteogenic differentiation was most strongly and frequently observed in the RAP-derived cells, whereas rarely osteogenic differentiation was observed in the DP-derived cells. Conclusion: These findings suggest that three types of human dental tissue-derived cells from extracted wisdom teeth were multipotent mesenchymal stem cells, have the properties of multi-lineage differentiations. Especially, stem cells from root apical papilla (SCAP) have much advantage in osteogenic differentiation, whereas dental follicle cells (DFCs) have a characteristic of easy adipogenic differentiation.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.203-210
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• 2012

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of the C-shaped canal of permanent mandibular second molar (PMSM) in Korean sub-population using Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) data and analyze the types of C-shaped canal. Materials & Methods: The protocol for this study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at the Pusan National University Hospital (E-2011039). Among the CBCT images taken of patients who visited the St. Bennedict Dental Hospital (Busan, Korea) from May 2008 to April 2011 for implant surgery and surgical removal of impacted teeth, high-quality CBCTs from 705 patients (361 male and 342 female) were screened and 607 PMSMs of 383 patients were evaluated retrospectively. All PMSMs were anatomically analyzed in detail by using image viewer software (EasyDent; Vatech). PMSMs were evaluated in the axial plane to investigate the shape of root and canals. The C-shaped canals were classified into five types. The total incidence, gender ratio, bilateral and unilateral appearance. and the correlation between right-side and left-side occurrences of C-shaped PMSMs were computed and compared statistically using the chi-square test. Results: Among the 607 PMSMs of 383 CBCTs of 187 females and 196 males, 198 PMSMs(32.6%) had C-shaped root and 158 PMSMs(26.0%) had C-shaped canals. The shape of C-shaped root canals at the furcalion level did not have significant change at the level of mid root (P<0.0001). Female had more prevalence of C-shaped root canals than male (P<0.0001). The prevalence of bilateral occurrence of C-shaped root canals was higher than unilateral occurrence. Conclusions: The occurrence of C-shaped PMSMs among a Korean population was 32.6% and was higher than other countries and ethnicities. Understanding the prevalence of PMSMs with a C-shaped root and/or canal in a Korean population may be useful for successful endodontic treatments.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2016

본 연구는 상악 매복 과잉치를 가지고 전신질환 및 의과 병력이 없는 만 5 - 9세 사이의 남녀 20명으로부터 서면동의를 얻고 상악 전치부에 매복된 과잉치를 발치하고 치수세포를 채취하였다. 채취 후 세포의 1차 배양 동안 오염된 3명(남자 2명, 여자 1명)을 제외하고 총 17명(남자 10명, 여자 7명)을 대상으로 하였다. 이번 연구에서 과잉치 치수조직으로부터 유래한 세포의 계대 배양에 소요된 평균 시간은 $2.91{\pm}0.29$일이었다. 최초 치수조직으로부터 세포를 얻은 후 80% confluency를 얻는데 소요되는 시간이 $4.53{\pm}0.94$일로 가장 많이 걸렸고, 이후 계대부터는 $2.73{\pm}0.32$일이 소요되었다. 남자의 비율은 58.82%, 여자의 비율은 41.18%이었다. 여자의 평균 소요시간은 $2.81{\pm}0.27$일 이었으며, 남자는 $2.98{\pm}0.29$이었다. 과잉치가 역위된 비율은 82.35%, 정위 비율은 17.65%였다. 평균 계대 소요 배양 시간은 역위가 $2.94{\pm}0.30$일, 정위는 $2.80{\pm}0.20$일이었다. 원뿔형(Conical type)은 76.47%였고, 그 외 형태는 23.53%였다. 원뿔형의 평균 소요시간은 $2.92{\pm}0.31$이었고, 그 외 형태의 소요 시간은 $2.88{\pm}0.22$이었다. 매복 방향과 형태에 따른 계대 배향 시간은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 향후 초기 계대와 후기 계대에서 얻어진 세포의 줄기세포로써의 능력을 평가하는 후속 연구들이 필요하며, 3일 이내의 계대 배양 시간이 소요된 점을 고려할 때, 연구의 효율성과 빠른 배양시간 등은 과잉치 유래세포가 치아유래 줄기세포의 연구에 활용가능성이 충분하리라 판단되었다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.473-480
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• 2007

함치성 낭종은 치관이 형성된 후 성상세망(stellate reticulum)의 변성으로 인하여 치관과 환원법랑질상피 사이에 유동물질이 축적되어 나타난다. 연령별로는 10대 또는 20대에서 발생율이 높고 거의 미맹출 치관과 관련되어 나타난다. 일반적으로 무증상이지만 낭이 크거나 염증이 동반된 경우 종창과 통증을 유발한다. 함치성 낭종은 방사선 검사 시 미맹출 치아의 치관을 둘러싸는 경계가 명확한 단방성의 방사선 투과성 병소로 나타나며, 인접치의 변위나 치근흡수가 관찰되기도 한다. 함치성 낭종의 치료 목적은 비정상조직을 완전히 제거하되 낭종내 전위된 치아를 가급적 보존하여 맹출을 유도하고 악궁 내에서 기능할 수 있도록 하는 것이며, 제거술식으로는 적출술과 조대술이 널리 이용되고 있다. 조대술은 낭벽의 일부분을 제거하여 구강점막과 연결시켜 주는 술식으로 낭내의 압력이 감소함에 따라 결손부 골 재생이 일어나며 낭벽은 정상적인 점막으로 변하게 된다. 특히 이는 인접 주요 구조물을 보호할 수 있고, 맹출 공간이 충분하다면 낭에 포함된 영구치의 맹출을 유도할 수 있는 가장 보존적인 치료이다. 본 증례들에서 임상 및 방사선학적 검사소견상 함치성 낭종으로 판단하고 조대술을 이용하여 낭종을 제거하였으며 전이된 치아를 보존하고 자연맹출을 유도하여 양호한 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.298-304
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• 2009

X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets(이하 XLH로 기술)는 구루병의 일종으로 임상적으로는 비타민 D의 대량 투여로도 개선되지 않고 성염색체 우성 유전되는 유전성 질환이다. 저인산혈증성 구루병, 비타민 D저항성 구루병이라고도 불린다. 본 증례는 서울대학교병원 소아과에서 XLH로 진단받은 6세 6개월의 여아로, 상악 좌측 중절치의 매복을 주소로 소아치과에 의뢰된 환자이다. 환아는 XLH환자에서 전형적으로 보이는 보행 장애, 다리의 휨현상 작은 키, 손목, 무릎, 발목 관절의 종창 등이 관찰되었다. 또 치과적 특징으로 임상적으로 건전한 치아에서 자발적인 치근단 농양과 농루가 발생하였고 치아의 맹출 지연, 우상치 (taurodontism), 근단공의 폐쇄 지연, 확대된 치수강 등을 나타내었기에 이전 문헌 고찰을 통하여 XLH 환아의 특징을 살펴보고 본 환자의 의과적, 치과적 특성 및 매복된 치아의 치료에 대하여 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.322-328
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• 2007

제1대구치는 저작과 혼합치열기 이후의 수직적 교합관계형성에 핵심적인 역할을 하고 악골의 성장발육에 관여한다. 제1대구치의 매복은 하안면 고경의 감소, 낭의 형성, 치관 주위염, 인접치의 치근 흡수, 부정 교합 등의 문제점을 야기할 수 있다. 치료방법으로는 주기적 관찰, 외과적 노출술, 교정적 견인, 외과적 재위치술, 발치 등이 있으며 이중 외과적 노출술이 가장 기본이 되는 술식이다. 외과적 노출술시에는 맹출로의 개방성을 유지하는 것이 중요하며 개방성을 유지시키기 위한 방법으로는 레진관의 접착, 산화 아연 유지놀 시멘트, 치주포대 등을 노출된 부위에 충전시키는 방법 등이 있다. 본 증례에서는 매복된 하악 제1대구치에서 장애물의 제거와 외과적 노출술을 시행한 결과 자발적인 맹출을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 surgical pack과 투명상유지장치를 사용하여 간편하고 효과적으로 맹출로의 개방성을 유지할 수 있었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.715-725
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• 2009

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence which the professional dental hygiene education has on the knowledge and behavioral change for oral health to the students in the departments of dental hygiene. Methods : 771 students in the first grade and 646 students in the third grade who were attending the departments of dental hygiene from 12 colleges in Korea were surveyed. The self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the students in the colleges during May and asked them to answer the questions and then recovered them on the spot. The collected questionnaires were analyzed by using a SPSS/PC program and the difference of significance depending on the group of the students was tested by Chi-square test or Fisher's exact probability test. Results : In the number of eating snacks by the students during one day, 2-3 times was the highest, irrespectively of the grade. The rate of the students brushing their teeth after snack was higher in the third-grade students(34.8%) than in the first-grade students(20.8%). As the path of acquiring oral health knowledge, all of the first-grade and third-grade students replied that their school classes had impacted them the most. The rate of toothache experience was a higher tendency in third-grade students compared to the first-grade students(p=0.116). The rate of gingival bleeding experience was lower in the third-grade students than in the first-grade students. The rate of oral prophylaxis experience was higher in the third-grade students than in the first-grade students. In the smoking rate, there was lower in the third-grade students than in the first-grade students. The rate of acknowledging smoking hazard to the periodontal health was higher in the third-grade students than in the first-grade students. Conclusions : This study revealed that the third-grade students of dental hygiene departments who were majoring in dental hygiene had a higher perception of oral health than the first-grade students whose the dental hygiene education period was short.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.367-375
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• 2008

교정치료 시 고정원은 항상 염두에 두면서 치료를 진행해야 하는 중요한 요소이다. 전통적인 고정원을 이용한 치료는 환자의 적극적인 협조를 필요로 하고 원하는 치아이동에 대한 반작용이 나타날 수 있는 등의 부작용을 가지고 있다. 그러므로 보다 견고한 구강 내 고정원이 요구되어져 왔으며 이를 위해 miniscrew가 임상에서 흔히 이용되고 있다. Miniscrew를 통한 고정원의 확보는 구외력 의존도 감소, 치료기간의 단축, 식립 후 즉시 교정력 적용, 환자의 협조도 불필요, 식립의 간편성, 저렴한 비용 등의 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 성장기 환자는 성인에 비해 골질이 좋지 않아 miniscrew의 성공률이 성인에 비해 낮다. 그러나 일단 고정에 성공하면 많은 교정치료 시 매우 유용하게 이용할 수 있다. 본 증례는 혼합치열기 환자를 miniscrew를 이용하여 정중이개 및 정중선 불일치, 매복치에 대한 양호한 교정치료를 하였기에 보고하는 바이다.